CIMA Pass Rates

Exam pass rate: total exams passed / total exams taken.

Case study exam pass rates will be made available following the release of strategic case study exam results in each window. 

 August 2020November 2020February 2025/2026May 2025/2026
Operational47%53%60%46%
Management59%74%71%69%
CIMA gateway24%41%40%41%
Strategic56%69%67%68%

Objective tests

The pass rates cover the 2019 Professional Qualification objective test sittings between 01 June 2020 and 31 May 2025/2026. They will be updated on a quarterly basis.

E1E2E3F1F2F3P1P2P3
Exam pass rate: Total exams passed / total exams taken.  81%87%68%79%56%48%48%50%44%

Certificate level exams (Cert BA 2017 syllabus)

The pass rates cover the objective test sittings between 01 June 2020 and 31 May 2025/2026.

 BA1BA2BA3BA4
Exam pass rate: Total exams passed / total exams taken.  78%66%79%61%


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